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Thanks to Naledi Moleo from Newzroom Afrika for making it worth getting up early. Discussion surfacing important issues about #racism, #xenophobia & #immigrationreform in SA, Europe, and the USA. ACMS Wits University ODID

VIDEO: 'Democracy Excludes the Foreigner?' ACMS senior researcher Dr Catherine Musuva shares her insights on #immigration, #borders, #democracy, #citizenship, and #elections in Africa on this episode of the Fondation de l'innovation pour la démocratie show: tinyurl.com/5bevybw3


NEWS: According to SA's Ministry of Home Affairs deportation figures have more than tripled from May to August this year. But the ministry does not have up-to-date statistics because many records are handwritten and take time to collate: tinyurl.com/4efcb9es The Africa Report


[CALL EXTENDED] The new closing date for applications for a doctoral fellowship ACMS Wits University under the 'Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in Southern Africa' (Nurture4Youth) project is 15 Nov. 2024 tinyurl.com/yrjtwazd National Institute for Health and Care Research
![ACMS Wits University (@acmswits) on Twitter photo [CALL EXTENDED] The new closing date for applications for a doctoral fellowship <a href="/ACMSWits/">ACMS Wits University</a>
under the 'Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in Southern Africa' (Nurture4Youth) project is 15 Nov. 2024 tinyurl.com/yrjtwazd <a href="/NIHRresearch/">National Institute for Health and Care Research</a> [CALL EXTENDED] The new closing date for applications for a doctoral fellowship <a href="/ACMSWits/">ACMS Wits University</a>
under the 'Nurturing the resilience of mobile youth to navigate health and wellbeing crises in Southern Africa' (Nurture4Youth) project is 15 Nov. 2024 tinyurl.com/yrjtwazd <a href="/NIHRresearch/">National Institute for Health and Care Research</a>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gbn641vWQAA1N_6.jpg)

JOURNAL: Loren B Landau (2024), 'Countering Containment: Chronoscopy and Resistance in an Era of Externalisation', Geopolitics. This epilogue offers a blunt response to diverse explorations of varied forms of externalised bordering modalities. tinyurl.com/yc9htb56 [OPEN ACCESS]
![ACMS Wits University (@acmswits) on Twitter photo JOURNAL: <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> (2024), 'Countering Containment: Chronoscopy and Resistance in an Era of Externalisation', Geopolitics. This epilogue offers a blunt response to diverse explorations of varied forms of externalised bordering modalities. tinyurl.com/yc9htb56 [OPEN ACCESS] JOURNAL: <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> (2024), 'Countering Containment: Chronoscopy and Resistance in an Era of Externalisation', Geopolitics. This epilogue offers a blunt response to diverse explorations of varied forms of externalised bordering modalities. tinyurl.com/yc9htb56 [OPEN ACCESS]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gb3Fjf5WwAAOOvC.jpg)

OPEN ACCESS: Research associates Caroline W. Kihato and Loren B Landau critically examine a multi-year initiative led by Cities Alliance with municipalities and civil society groups in Somaliland, Kenya, Uganda, and Ethiopia to respond to refugees and migration: tinyurl.com/j6r3m2ce


Today, on #InternationalMigrantsDay, we celebrate the role of migrants in shaping inclusive, resilient cities. Let us harness migration as a force for positive change. #MigrantsMatter #SDGs via IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳


Today on #InternationalMigrantsDay, we celebrate #EveryStep taken by migrants worldwide. The IOM - UN Migration 🇺🇳 envisions a world where every migrant’s journey is met with dignity and respect, empowering migrants to thrive. #MigrantsDay #IOM


EXHIBIT: Atlas of Uncertainty is a multi-media research project by ACMS and Mobility Governance Lab (MGL). It unsettles the racialised tropes of danger and deprivation informing the manic mapping of contemporary migration and urbanisation in Africa tinyurl.com/2re693b8 #InternationalMigrantsDay




Which group do you think is most responsible for driving change around #xenophobia? ACMS Wits University

[PODCAST] On this episode of CapeTalk on 567AM's 'Good Morning Cape Town', Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Mike Masiapato, Commissioner and CEO of The Border Management Authority SA, and Dr Rebecca Walker, a Senior Consultant Researcher at ACMS. Catch the full podcast here tinyurl.com/yrtryf8u Wits University
![ACMS Wits University (@acmswits) on Twitter photo [PODCAST] On this episode of <a href="/CapeTalk/">CapeTalk on 567AM</a>'s 'Good Morning Cape Town', Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Mike Masiapato, Commissioner and CEO of <a href="/TheBMA_SA/">The Border Management Authority SA</a>, and Dr Rebecca Walker, a Senior Consultant Researcher at ACMS. Catch the full podcast here tinyurl.com/yrtryf8u <a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a> [PODCAST] On this episode of <a href="/CapeTalk/">CapeTalk on 567AM</a>'s 'Good Morning Cape Town', Lester Kiewit speaks to Dr Mike Masiapato, Commissioner and CEO of <a href="/TheBMA_SA/">The Border Management Authority SA</a>, and Dr Rebecca Walker, a Senior Consultant Researcher at ACMS. Catch the full podcast here tinyurl.com/yrtryf8u <a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gps1hiqWAAA3Erz.jpg)

08 May 2025 marks 17 years since the 2008 #xenophobic attacks that shook #SouthAfrica. At least 62 people were killed and over 100 000 people displaced. Check out this book on Exorcising The Demons Within: i.unu.edu/media/unu.edu/… #HumanRights #Xenowatch ACMS Wits University


[VIDEO] SA says it is concerned about reports that the USA will begin taking in White South Africans as refugees. ACMS/Wits University's Professor Loren B Landau tells DW News why he thinks White South Africans have no basis to claim asylum in the USA: tinyurl.com/46w25v25
![ACMS Wits University (@acmswits) on Twitter photo [VIDEO] SA says it is concerned about reports that the USA will begin taking in White South Africans as refugees. ACMS/<a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a>'s Professor <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> tells <a href="/dwnews/">DW News</a> why he thinks White South Africans have no basis to claim asylum in the USA: tinyurl.com/46w25v25 [VIDEO] SA says it is concerned about reports that the USA will begin taking in White South Africans as refugees. ACMS/<a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a>'s Professor <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> tells <a href="/dwnews/">DW News</a> why he thinks White South Africans have no basis to claim asylum in the USA: tinyurl.com/46w25v25](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GqwB0mQWkAAH_uK.jpg)

Why does xenophobic violence keep returning? A new Xenowatch paper breaks it down: it’s not just poverty or politics, it's a complex web of factors. Read more: xenowatch.ac.za/from-deprivati… #StopXenophobia #AfricaMonth ACMS Wits University Mobility Governance Lab

[VIDEO] ACMS/Wits University’s Professor Loren B Landau tells Newzroom Afrika that Afrikaners who have accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s resettlement programme are aware that there’s no persecution of White people in the country: tinyurl.com/u5xpezhw Wits_News Mobility Governance Lab
![ACMS Wits University (@acmswits) on Twitter photo [VIDEO] ACMS/<a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a>’s Professor <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> tells <a href="/Newzroom405/">Newzroom Afrika</a> that Afrikaners who have accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s resettlement programme are aware that there’s no persecution of White people in the country: tinyurl.com/u5xpezhw <a href="/Wits_News/">Wits_News</a> <a href="/MobGovLab/">Mobility Governance Lab</a> [VIDEO] ACMS/<a href="/WitsUniversity/">Wits University</a>’s Professor <a href="/lorenlandau/">Loren B Landau</a> tells <a href="/Newzroom405/">Newzroom Afrika</a> that Afrikaners who have accepted U.S. President Donald Trump’s resettlement programme are aware that there’s no persecution of White people in the country: tinyurl.com/u5xpezhw <a href="/Wits_News/">Wits_News</a> <a href="/MobGovLab/">Mobility Governance Lab</a>](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GrEryu6XUAAxFnM.jpg)